There was one Marlinga ad. Marlinga is a well known commodity in Macomb County. Democrats gave up the district as soon as the map came out. Haley Stevens lived in the district and moved over to 11 to primary Levin. Marlinga had a great ground game and got some muscle at the end from Whitmer, Stabenow and Stevens, but it wasn't enough. James also ran a better campaign than the rest of the Republicans. He didn't get too down in the weeds with abortion, drag queens, kid's genitals, and attacking teachers as groomers. He sticked to economic issues while the national party tried to make Marlinga into a pedophile. Marlinga was a strong candidate, he just didn't have the funding James did. I think in 2024 you may see Mark Hackle take a shot at the district.